Gen Z has a long checklist for their early careers: solid pay, work-life balance, and a trajectory that won’t be wiped out by AI. But according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, the dream of landing a great job straight out of college is the first thing that needs to go—because it almost never works that way.
“If you aren’t willing to start at the bottom and pay your dues, it’s unlikely that you’re going to ever be successful,” Jassy said earlier this year on Capital Group’s Power of Advice podcast. “You have to be willing to start at the bottom. You have to do whatever people ask you to do, within reason.”
